SPC. Special Collections

Collection Overview

The collection consists of three letters written by Simms to the Chrestomathic Society of the College of Charleston. The first letter, written on May 28, 1854, is a thank you note to the members of the society. The second letter (July 12, 1854) informs the society that Simms intended to forward several photographs of himself for its "literary chamber." The final letter, dated March 14, 1835, denies the organization permission to publish an oration delivered by Simms in Charleston.

Collection Overview Typescript list of record books (1700-1936) kept at the County Clerk's office [Clerk of Court], Charleston (S.C.). Record books include calendars, common pleas journals, decrees, dockets, dower books, file books, guardian accounts, judgment books, minute books, miscellaneous items, account books, army and navy records, bond books, cash books, ledgers, Charleston Board of Trade records, County Dispensary records, report books, and numerous other record books. The list contains the name of...

Collection Overview The collection consists of the handwritten text of two speeches delivered by Smyth at the College of Charleston. The first speech is titled "Public Opinion," and was given at the college on March 6th, 1857. In it, Smyth describes the power of public opinion to shape the actions of governments. The second speech is Smyth's valedictorian address. The works were donated to the College of Charleston by William H. Cross, a graduate of the college in 1925. The papers also include a letter from...

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The collection consists of a guest list/seating chart and a program for a dinner given by the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of South Carolina in Charleston on April 8, 1908.

Collection Overview This collection consists of an original copy of "An Act to establish a bank, on behalf of and for the benefits of the State" drawn by Rasha Cannon, senator from the Darlington district of South Carolina from 1812 to 1835. The act which passed in December 1812 became the charter for the Bank of the State of South Carolina which was owned by the state and headquartered in Charleston. The second item is a certificate number 549 for eight shares in the Bank of South Carolina held by George Bert...

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The handwritten document is a report from the Committee of Conference upon Indian Affairs to the South Carolina General Assembly. The committee reported on sending a delegation of Catawba Indians to New York to negotiate a treaty to end hostilities with their traditional enemies, the Six Nations of the Iroquois. The report is dated 17 May 1751, and it made recommendations on how to send the Catawba most quickly and safely. It also discussed how to pay the Catawba's expenses.

Collection Overview Judgments of the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas levied against debtors (their goods, chattles, lands, and other hereditaments and real estate) for the recovery of moneys owed. Cases include: Ebenezer Simmons, Benjamin Smith, and James Nott versus Nathanael Snow of St. James Goose Creek (1748 Jan. 3); James Reid versus Henry Varnor, a Christ Church Parish planter (1748 Oct. 1); John McCall versus William Brown (1748 July 5); Maurice Harvey and Robert Philip, Charles Town [Charleston]...

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The collection consists of materials gathered by the staff of the Robert Scott Small Library at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. It includes numerous publications produced by the Communist Party of the United States of America from 1973 to 1979.

Collection Overview The collection consists of 8 handwritten letters from William Harvey Cogswell to his son Julius E. Cogswell. The letters, which were written between 1887 and 1888, include information on the family printing business and purchasing notes and prices for books. The collection also includes one letter to J.B. Lippincott & Co. (1887) requesting price quotes and discounts on book purchases, and one letter from William H. Morrison (1887). Morrison was a law bookseller and publisher in New York...

Collection Overview Typescript copies of "Notices of Ancestors & Relatives, Paternal & Maternal & of Incidents in my Life" (1865-1870) by Paul Trapier and "An Account of the Experiences of the Family of the Rev. and Mrs. Paul Trapier during and after the War Between the States" by S.D. (Mrs. Paul) Trapier transcribed during a W.P.A. project. Paul Trapier's "Account" contains genealogical information concerning the Trapier, Shubrick, Motte, Horry, and Huger families; observations about relatives; his...